PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

12) about potential “romance scams,” which cost victims a collective $143 million last year. The FTC said these particular types of scams cost people more than any other type of swindling, and that they’re expected to become more common. Also, make sure to notify any dating site on which the person tried to scam.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

To support scam victims, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start to send refunds of over $1.7 million to consumers who fell victim to a tech support scam, the agency said in a press release. The FTC will start to provide 57,960 refunds with an average of approximately $30 to each of the scam’s victims.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

meanwhile, are urging consumers to be careful of a particular type of social scam. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that U.S. consumers lose more to romance-based fraud than any other type of scheme. Federal regulators in the U.S.,

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FICO

JULY 7, 2020

This can also take shape as a romance scam, where the criminal creates an enticing fake profile and builds a relationship with their unsuspecting victim. Quid pro quo scams offer a benefit to the victim in exchange for information. Sign up for free Federal Trade Commission (FTC) scam alerts. Quid Pro Quo.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

are urging consumers to be cautious of a particular type of social scam. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that U.S. consumers lose more to romance-based fraud than any other type of scheme. According to PYMNTS research, federal regulators in the U.S.

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